Gadgets
Lenovo Introduces Six New Green Computer Monitors September 19th, 2008
Lenovo this week announced six new energy-efficient computer monitors in its ThinkVision product line. The LCD monitors, which go on sale soon, have a fairly wide range of environmental innovations. All use various techniques to reduce...more
Greenpeace Ranks Nokia as Most Eco-Friendly Electronics Maker September 18th, 2008
Samsung, Fujitsu Round Out Top Three
Greenpeace has once again updated its list of the electronics makers with the best (and worst) records of producing eco-friendly goods. Greenpeace not only ranks companies by the materials they use in their devices, but also...more
Sandwich Bike by Bleijh September 15th, 2008
The Sandwich Bike, designed by Pieter Janssen and Basten Leijh of Bleijh Concepts and Designs of Amsterdam, was such a hit at the Salone de Mobile in Milan that someone broke in and stole the...more
Apple Continues Greening Trend with Newest iPod September 12th, 2008
Greenpeace Praises 'Less Toxic' iPod nano
Apple isn't the greenest company on the planet -- but it's constantly making improvements. The company's latest step is this week's announcement of its "cleanest" iPod yet, the newest version of the iPod nano. The device...more
New HP Laptop Uses 97% Less Packaging September 10th, 2008
HP and Walmart Team Up for Sustainability
The last time I bought a computer it came with approximately 87 pounds of cardboard, plastic and Styrofoam packaging. Okay, so maybe it wasn't quite that much. But buying a computer (or just about any piece...more
The Triplex Outlet: Why Didn't Someone Think of This Before? September 10th, 2008
Justin at Materialicious asks "How cool is this?" BoingBoing asks "Why didn't somebody think of this before?! Was there some engineering issue that had to be overcome to allow such an elegant, ingenious and obvious...more
Track Your Energy Use by the Second with The Energy Detective September 5th, 2008
Find Out Exactly How Much Electricity You're Using
How much electricity do you use when you turn on a light? When you're watching TV? When you wash your dishes? How about if you're doing all three at once? The Energy Detective ("TED" for short)...more
5 Ways to Green Your PC -- Without Spending a Penny September 4th, 2008
How many hours a day do you spend on your PC? Two? Four? Eight? Twelve? (Okay, I'm not quite that bad, but I do average about 8 hours a day.) PCs -- especially desktops -- can...more
Fridge Door Open Too Long? Sound the Alarm! September 2nd, 2008
Save Energy by Reminding Family Members to Close the Fridge Door
Does anyone in your house have an annoying tendency to stand in front of the fridge with the door open? Do your kids or your husband spend long minutes searching through the refrigerator or the...more
Books vs. eBooks: Which Are Greener? August 29th, 2008
Amazon.com has sold nearly 300,000 of its Kindle eBook readers since it introduced the device earlier this year. Rumors of a Kindle 2.0 release before year-end have been squashed, but that doesn't mean that the...more
